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The Green Steel Revolution Is Picking Up Steam
We may be one step closer to seeing a worldwide revolution in making greener steel thanks to a new international agreement on tariffs.
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Biden Restores Protections for Bears Ears National Monument
The Biden administration is using its executive powers to restore environmental protections to Bears Ears National Monument, an expansive, sacred landscape in Utah. The move comes four years after former President Donald Trump stripped protections away from Bears Ears, cutting back its area by 82%.
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U.S. Declares Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, 22 Other Species Extinct
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will propose removing 22 animals and one plant from the endangered species list on Wednesday, declaring them extinct. The casualties — 11 birds, eight species of freshwater mussels, two fish, one bat, and a flower — are victims of the climate crisis and habitat degradation. It’s a sign of…
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Comparing Covid-19 to the ‘Spanish Flu’ Just Shows How Badly We Screwed This One Up
As of this week, covid-19 is officially the deadliest pandemic ever recorded in the U.S., trumping the 1918-19 pandemic influenza. It’s understandable for people to make the comparison between the two horrific diseases, but there are many reasons why they’re not so analogous, some of which only highlight the dismal response that the U.S. has…